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Last week saw elections in many places. Although Brookline and other Massachusetts towns did not vote, local cities did, and the business publication Banker and Tradesman sees the results as strongly pro-housing. Elsewhere, it’s worth noting that New York’s new mayor will be able to make use of three winning ballot propositions that smooth the path to new housing construction,…

Greetings, everyone, as we all adjust to early sun (mostly good) and early darkness (which can be a difficult adjustment). Some good news from the Zoning Board of Appeals this week, as it approved a proposal to add 10 residential units above existing retail space at 1020-1024 Beacon Street (a project we reported on earlier). Our zoning makes it difficult…

Greetings - we hope everyone has been able to enjoy this sunny autumn weekend. There was lots going on in Brookline, including Pumpkinfest at the Lincoln School and a “grand re-opening” of Putterham Woods, a natural park adjacent to the Brookline golf course. The newly renovated park includes 14 acres of lovely wooded trails with two entrances, one from Hammond…

Greetings, everyone. This past week saw the launch of Brookline for Everyone’s Book Club. We gathered at United Parish Church to discuss Jeff Speck’s acclaimed Walkable City–rightly acclaimed, seemed to be the consensus. The discussion flowed into questions about how to apply its lessons to our own town. Our next meeting, probably in January, will look at the recent book…

Greetings, everyone. Mid-October seems to mark the peak fall season for gathering citizens’ opinions on many Town issues, and we hope you will find a chance to make your own voice heard. So let’s look at some. Events of interest this week: For the true fans of increasing housing supply, our statewide ally AHMA (Abundant Housing Massachusetts) is holding a…

Greetings, Happy October. As we ramp up toward November Town Meeting, this week brings two public hearings on Warrant Article 7, the most important housing issue on the warrant this fall. WA 7 would rezone a former part of the Maimonides School (and former BEEP location) at 2 Clark Road so the building can be renovated to allow approximately 33…

With last Monday’s autumnal equinox marking the 1st official day of fall the leaves begin to change and public hearings ahead of Fall Town Meeting ramp up. To follow those public hearings, Dennis Doughty, chair of the Advisory Committee and Town Meeting Member from Precinct 3, set up a great resource to track  activity on all Warrant Articles. The tool…

The week ahead is a quiet one with regard to Brookline land use meetings and actions. With this in mind, it’s a great week to sign up for the 1st session of the Brookline for Everyone’s Book Club (October 15 at 7pm at United Parish Brookline, sign up here) and dive into the inaugural book, Jeff Speck’s Walkable City.  …

Greetings, everyone. We hope you have been enjoying this wonderful New England fall weather as much as we have. Brookline Day is a Success!  Thank you to the B4E Outreach Committee, especially Margot Molloy, and everyone who helped organize and staff the Brookline for Everyone Booth at Brookline Day. The weather was great, we met lots of new folks and…

Greetings, everyone. This weekend we mark the customary transition into autumn, along with the closing of the Warrant for the Fall Town Meeting, and we’ll look ahead a bit.   Volunteer with Brookline for Everyone at Brookline Day! Brookline Day is coming up on September 14th at 11am in Coolidge Corner. We’re looking for volunteers to help us engage with…